Re:User stylesheet support removed in Chrome 33
by leobelle on Sunday March 02, 2014 @02:18PM
(#7330335)
The problem with Stylish is the same problem with every other chrome extension. It can access all your data on all websites. It can surreptitiously autoupdate. I wouldn't want a person I knew to look over my shoulder while typing in my banking password, but I'm going to trust this extension with everything? I have ghostery and ad-block plus, and that's scary enough. That's it, that and my own extensions. I don't know anything about who made Stylish.
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Re:User stylesheet support removed in Chrome 33
by da_n on Sunday March 02, 2014 @05:29PM
(#7331045)
I have this exact problem with a lot of extensions I would like to use, so I only actually use one that extension which I implicitly trust anyway, LastPass. Here's an example, I use both Mac and Linux but on Linux I would like to have a more native looking scrollbar. Such functionality exist as extensions but I really do not want to trust a scrollbar plugin to have access to all data on all my websites (this is the permission required). I have been slowly (painfully) moving back towards Firefox recently just because on Linux Chrome is so out of place, but the Chrome Dev Tools are still way better.
Re:User stylesheet support removed in Chrome 33
by arkitaip on Sunday March 02, 2014 @03:24PM
(#7330612)
So why do you trust Chrome in the first place?
Re:User stylesheet support removed in Chrome 33
by jcampbell1 on Sunday March 02, 2014 @03:44PM
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I assume that Google is giving me a free browser because it will drive traffic and revenue to the search engine. There is no reason for Google to be nefarious to make money.
I cannot guess the motivations of free plugin developers.
Re:User stylesheet support removed in Chrome 33
by dethstar on Sunday March 02, 2014 @04:06PM
(#7330766)
Stylish is GPL v3, according to the FF addon page.
Re:User stylesheet support removed in Chrome 33
by noblethrasher on Sunday March 02, 2014 @03:58PM
(#7330730)
Google's most valuable asset is its reputation; switching cost are still pretty low for most of their properties. But, not only does Google have a disincentive for being nefarious in that fashion, they're also under more scrutiny vis-à-vis Chrome (which would be effective even if it were not open source).